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Salat-al-Istikhara in Urdu

Salat-al-Istikhara is the special prayer that we do in Islam to ask Allah to guide us to the best course of action in any matter. There are many misconceptions about the Istikhara prayer, so we have provided many Istikhara resources on this website and will continue adding to them Insha'Allah. Please browse the front page menus to see some of the other postings on Istikhara.

For those of you who speak and read Urdu, here is the Istikhara duaa in Urdu, and the English meaning below that.

Istikhara Prayer in Urdu

Salat al-Istikhara in Urdu

Salat-al-Istikhara meaning in English:

"O Allaah, I seek Your counsel by Your knowledge and by Your power I seek strength and I ask You from Your immense favour, for verily You are able while I am not and verily You know while I do not and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allaah, if You know this affair - and here he mentions his need - to be good for me in relation to my religion, my life, and end, then decree and facilitate it for me, and bless me with it, and if You know this affair to be ill for me towards my religion, my life, and end, then remove it from me and remove me from it, and decree for me what is good wherever it be and make me satisfied with such."

, I abdul sazid from india . iam 27yrs old i lost my job five months back from past five months iam searching jobs but iam unable to get a new job Iam daily praying the god thajud namaz rojas everything iam doing everything to get the mercy of allah .iam having sabr only .Few marriage proposals came and got rejected due to my self unemployee. I got a offer to go for study in newzeland. Its purely for study and after work in newzeland. iam unable to take a decision wheater to go for newzealand or searching job . please help me out in this .

sazid good luck to try for newzeland if u get good knwoledge u will get atometicly good job u know days compitions among the students thats y u r faceing problems first try o get good knowledge than try for job "MAY ALLAH HELP YOURSELF"

Salaam aleykum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatuhu, brother is there any kind of hadith where our beloved prophet muhammed saws did read surah al fatiha and ayat ulkursy between sunnah and fard prayer for fajr prayer. Do not say anything without sure knowledge brothers and sisters, give us a hadith from bukhari or muslim. This is serious!!!

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Please read the information provided on this website about istikhara. We are not a business who do istikharas for people, nor is this the Islamic way. You and the girl in question are the ones who want to marry, so you should both do Istikhara yourselves. At the same time, please be wary that Rasul(sws) said 'nikah without wali is invalid, invalid, invalid'. If you have any fear of Allah, you will refrain from encouraging any girl to marry you against her parents wishes.

If you have any further questions, please log in and submit your question as a separate post.

Ps. Why ask other people to do an istikhara for you when you have the ability and the opportunity to getting direct guidance from Allah swt? Hope everything works out well for You, Anum and both of your families insh'Allah.

You asked about Isikhara dua, read the information provided here about Istikhara. If after reading our links on Istikhara, you have further queries about it, please log in and submit your question as a separate post.

I cannot understand your comment, but presumably you are asking about the proper way of doing Istikhara, or about interpreting the "results" of Istikhara. Please read the articles we have posted about Istikhara to get the proper understanding.

Please use the wisdom that Allah(swt) has bestowed on us all and read the information provided here about Istikhara. Your question is literally like this: 'Jack and Jill are in love, can they get married?' Come on Brother, please - for the love of all thats good(!) - 'READ'.

If after reading the information we have provided on our website about Istikhara you still need further help, please log in and write your question as a separate post.

Faizan, please log in and write your question as a separate post. When you do so, please give us some background information and more details about the advantages of one choice over the other, so we have some basis to advise you.

If you all took a few minutes to actually read our articles here on istikhara, you would find the answers to your queries.

Istikhara is not a machine in which you insert your names and hey presto, you get an answer. And neither is this website here to conduct istikharas on anyone's behalf. Please read the information provided in the links above to learn what istikhara is about.

If you have any further questions, log in and submit them as a separate post.

Salam Aleykum, there would not be so much problems in a married life if both wife and husband start to tacke care of their responsibiltys rather than wishing and dreaming how the wife or husband should be

Asalam'u aleykum, I did read that you were open for advice, its not related to the topic directly, but the way brothers and sisters are asking regarding Istikhara.

Sorry for my poor english. please do correct me in the light of Quran and Authentich Hadith if i make any mistake regarding deen of Allah swt and his prophet Saws.

For people from Pakistan who realy are away from Quran and Sunnah, I humbly advice you to listen to Sheik Tauseef Ur-Rehman in youtube, his lectures are mostly in urdu, so it will InshaALLAH BENEFIT them a lot of his lectures if they are searching for knowledge.

And he (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) also said: "… and every innovation is misguidance and all misguidance is in the Hellfire." Reported by an-Nasaa'ee (1/224) from Jaabir bin Abdullaah and it is saheeh as declared by Shaikh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah in Majmoo' ul-Fataawaa (3/58).

“Iblees (Satan) loves Bid’ah (innovation) more than debauchery and disobedience because the harm of Bid’ah is in the essence of the religion.”
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

What your father should do for his business to prosper is seek some business advice regarding 'car sales'. He should also do dua to Allah(swt) to help his business prosper and also at the same time learn how to do istikhara properly. Please ask your father to read the links we have provided here on Istikhara in Urdu, and it would be good if you also read them.

"The keys of the Ghayb (Unseen) are five and no one but Allah the Almighty knows them: No human soul knows what it will earn tomorrow; No one knows by how much the wombs fall short (of their time) but Allah; No one know when it will rain but Allah; No human soul knows in what land it will die; No one knows when the Hour will be but Allah."

As you can see, one of the things mentioned that no one knows except Allah, is what a man will earn tomorrow. In other words, how much money he will make, what he will buy or sell, etc.

Anyone who claims to be able to tell you the future in such matters is a fraud and a taghoot.

Please read the articles about istikhara. Istikhara is not a way of determining the future. No-one but Allah knows when your children will get married, or if they will marry in the family or outside. You are a Muslim, so please learn about your religion; it is basic Islamic knowledge to know that Allah alone knows the future. If you have any questions that we can help you with, please log in and submit them as a separate post in English. Thank you.

You cannot interrupt the salat to go to the computer. If you cannot memorize the dua, then write it on a small piece of paper and read it from there. But you should try hard to memorize it. I'm sure you can if you work on it bit by bit.

By doing Istikhara, Allah swt will either sort things out for you if them are good for you, your deen in this dunya and akhira otherwise he Allah swt will make it difficult to approach what you desire(if that is the case then you should not approach it).

Istikharah (seeking Allah’s Counsel)

Jabir bin Abdullah (RA) said: The Prophet (SAW) used to teach us to seek Allah's Counsel in all matters, as he used to teach us a Surah from the Qur'an. He would say: When anyone of you has an important matter to decide, let him pray two Rak'ahs other than the obligatory prayer, and then say:

O Allah, I seek the counsel of Your Knowledge, and I seek the help of Your Omnipotence, and I beseech You for Your Magnificent Grace. Surely, You are Capable and I am not. You know and I know not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter [then mention the thing to be decided] is good for me in my religion and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come, - [or say: in this life and the afterlife] - then ordain it for me and make it easy for me, then bless me in it. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come, - [or say: in this life and the afterlife] - then distance it from me, and distance me from it, and ordain for me what is good wherever it may be, and help me to be content with it.

Whoever seeks the counsel of the Creator will not regret it and whoever seeks the advice of the believers will feel confident about his decisions . Allah said in the Qur'an :

"And consult them in the affair. Then when you have taken a decision , put your trust in Allah."

sorry to read the ignorant comments by us the so called muslims, here... well istekhara dua is one of fave and its meaning holds the all, my question is i use to read dis dua alot, almost every namaz (its habitual now) and sometimes without 2 nafal namaz, is this right thing?? as i personally like the comprehensive meaning of dis dua

OMG...... Dudes m totally astonished after reading the sort of comments above.... Should we call our self Muslims? We are tooooo much far from our religious teachings.... I am worried to know about the thinking of people about Istakhara.... It's not a fortune telling machine for God's sake.... Grow up yar :-/

i'm already engaged and i'm about to marry .i have performed istikharah and i'm confused .i have found myself in darkness in a room trying to switch on my mobile in order to have lightness and then i saw lightness coming from another room during my dream

Brother, the purpose of Istikhaarah is not to find out what is wrong or if anyone has performed magic as some misguided individuals propogate in the subcontinent. Istikhaarah is a prayer performed to seek Allah's Guidance and His Help in making a decision.

And this prayer can not be performed by anyone. It has to be performed by one who is taking the decision.

Your case does not require Istikhaarah per se. It requires patience, trust in Allah and belief in the Qadr. The rizq you have to get, you will get it even if you run from it. The One Who provided you when you were in your mother's womb can provide you what you have to be provided when the time for it comes.

Instead of corrupting your Aqeedah by accumulating such misguided beliefs and practices, I advise you to learn the Tawheed, Aqeedah of the Aimmah among Salaf as Saliheen and increase your knowledge and your Imaan with that.

Humaira, Istikhara will not tell you who stole your money. Salat-al-Istikhara is used when you are trying to decide between different courses of action. It is a prayer asking Allah to guide you to the best decision.

[Editor's note: If you require advice, please log in and submit your question as a new post for publication; it can then be answered in turn. If possible, posts should be submitted in English, please. Please note that istikhara is not something that other people can do based on knowing the names of the people involved in a situation - I would advise you to read the information available on this website, to learn more about this subject.]

I apologise if I have misunderstood, as my Urdu could be considered poor at best. If I have understood you correctly, I would suggest that you read the information provided on this website in order to increase your understanding of istikhara. When we pray istikhara, we are asking Allah to guide us to the path that is best for us, and trusting in His will; this guidance doesn't need to come as a dream or an omen.

If you require advice regarding your situation, please log in and submit your post (ideally in English, as posts are published in English), and it can be answered in turn, inshaAllah.

As the most commonly used language on this site is English, if you need advice specific to your situation it might be best to submit your question as a new post, in English, so it can be published and answered in turn, inshaAllah.

If you require information about istikhara, please read the resources already provided on this website. Please note that istikhara should be done by the person who is asking for advice, and isn't based on name interpretation or numerology.

[Editor's note: If you require advice on a particular issue, please log in and submit your question as a new post for publication; it can then be answered in turn, inshaAllah. If possible, please write your post in English, as posts are published in English. Please note that if you are wishing advice on istikhara, there are resources available from the drop-down menu at the top of the home-page, and istikhara is not based on name interpretation or numerology. Midnightmoon, IslamicAnswers.com editor.]

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salam..
my son name is salman he is 27 years old .. ! we are searching his proposal but not getting satisfaction from anywhere ..actually we are in searching of a proposal which should be based on our choice or on our wish.. so for this i want to get proposal of my son from his mother's niece ! the girl which we wish for , name as nimra her mother name is zarina ! i must want to get proposal from their side.. so plz tell wazifa through that they bring proposal by their own ..
plzz plzz do rply me soon as possible

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We cannot tell you the answer to this - only Allah knows what will be in the future. Some people may claim to be able to tell you through practices such as looking at people's names, but these are shirk practices, which have no place in Islam, and which won't help you anyway.

If you wish your son to have a happy marriage, pray that Allah guides them to what is best for them, and try to form a positive relationship with his wife - instead of asking if she is good enough for him, get to know her as a person in her own right, and help her feel part of your family.

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My question is since last five years I am waiting to bring my family in Saudi Arabia, as I being serving in company last 14 years, and my company has sectioned also for that, but what is the exactly problem only allah knows.

Me and my family often praying saltul hazat and ask Allah s.w.t., please, guide accordingly to fulfill my zayat hazat and dua for me, i will be most thankful for your kind support and advise a wise and good way to ask allah s,w,t.

Mujhai b apni shadi ka istakara kr wana hai..plz help me
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I am sundus abbasi want to know that my father is late and my brother is serious in my studies and i am also trying to do my best in my studies will i be successfull in my aim??? Will i be selected in any medical university?? Please reply?? Thank you..

Salam, i am sundus abbasi i got your answer and trying to do well again wanna ask something i like someone by heart and make him my lifepatner but he might be not interested in me than what should i do can't forget him tell me what should i do which is right for me thank you..:)

Sallaaaam
I have to ask that there are too much problems and eveen so many heardlea in my life i want to be a cs eng will i be? I have given 3 times test in uni but couldnt select now i will give in decmbr will i be succesfull in my mission and another thing i am so bound whatever i want to do i cant means whatever means all the right works but cant happen why.? Why there are too much heardle in my destiny and yo whom iloves also he also left me i am so much unhappy in my lifr and another thing that my parents want that i should be committed with someone so where i will be commited and when? And with whon means who he will ? Rom where the proposal come from strangers or from the knowns famuly belonging to us.. I can say easilyy that i am unhappy in my life please do istakhara of mine and give me reply i amm seriously waiting and want to know satisfied answer from u as well as i should be relax.... Please kindly dont ignore my post and reply me as sooon as possible ... Please for Gof sake....:(

We do not make istikhara for anyone. Besides, istikhara is not to reveal your future or explain why certain things may have happened to you. Istikhara is a means to seek guidance while making a choice between two or more options.

I suggest you don't make what happens in this life a source of your happiness. Many things happen in life. We all experience gains and losses, pain and joy. That's not the focus. If you stay focused on preparing yourself for the hereafter, all the things that happen in this life that seem like setbacks will seem insignificant. And maybe you'll even be grateful for the trials, as they are a means to jannah.

Thanks for the reply but despite of this please praaay fot me that i should get succeed and i want to make happpy to my parentsss i want to improve and want to prove myself ... Thanks for your response.

Salam
i want to asj that i love someone he belongs to urdu family but he is not sincere wd me i am so serious about him and want to do marry with him? Query is that is in my destiny? Or nottt and another thng i was commiteed with my cousin to whom i unlike but i did engagment in the force of mt parents but i was not at aal agree so i did end of that now what will happen once i asked frm a lady she she is a scholar she said me that i will marry in our relatives truly? Where i ill be marrying? And here iz another proposal in which i am agree but the scholar said that he is not in uwr destiny? Trullllyyy where i am agree no my parents are not please do istakhara of mine and reply me..... I am alsooo so much in tense.. Thanks...

MSKD, you did not mention whether you are Muslim. If you are not, then of course you would not believe in the idea of receiving guidance and help from Allah. If you are Muslim, then most likely you are misunderstanding the purpose and concept of Istikhara.

Aslam o alikum ,
Bro I need help , I have problem with me after offering my isthara prayer,i did twice but couldn't sleep after that, i kept on awakening again n again. plz if u have any guidance in this regard do let me know any tasbeeh r recitation should I perform to have sound sleep after the prayer. Jazakallah

Aslam o alikum
my two elder sister`s age are 30 and 34 .both of them not marrying yet.both are well educated.
we all family members says five times prayers.and recite quran.we belongs to a noble and gentl family .all family members well educated .
please help and all of you pray my sister`s wedding.